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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Record in space provided below the Serial No. andModel No. of this appliance.

The Serial No. is located on Bed Plate.The Model No. is located on Rating Plate.

Serial No.

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Model No.

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Threading upper thread & Twin needle threadg.

CONTENTSName of Parts

1 & 2Accessories

3Before sewing (Power supply and Sewing lamp) 4Take out extension table, free arm sewing 5Winding the bobbin

6Removing bobbin case and bobbin 7Inserting bobbin into bobbin case 7Inserting bobbin case into shuttle race 8

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Drawing up bobbin thread

Changing sewing directions

Control dial & Adjusting thread tension

Regulating the presser foot pressure

Drop feed

Changing needle

Fabric. Thread. Needle tableSewing (pattern selector) and operation table

To start sewing

To finish seam

Straight stitch

Zigzag sewing

Overcasting

Stretch stitch

Blind stitch

Button sewing

Binding

Zipper sewing

Button hole sewing

Hemming

Twin Needle

Embroidery

Quilter

Seam guide

Maintenance (Cle.ning and oiling)

Checking Performance Problems WHAT TO DO 30

NAME OF PARTS (FRONT VIEW)

1 Pattern selector dial2 Pressure regulator3 Take up lever

4 Thread tension dial5 Presser foot

6 Shuttle cover

7 Extension table

8 Sub-spool pins9 Top cover

10 Zigzag width dial1 1 Stitch length dial12 Reverse button

13 Thread guide for upper threading

—1—

(REAR VIEW)

Stop Motion knob

Hand wheel

Bobbin winder spindle

Face cover

Thumb screw

Needle plate

Bobbin winder stopper Upper thread guide

Presser foot lever

—2—

ACCESSOR I ES

Bobbin/

Felt Zigzag foot

(On machine)Button hole foot

Button foot

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Needle

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/Zipper foot

Machine Oil

Screw driverButton hole cutter

—3—

BEFORE SEWING

1. Fit the machine plug intothe machine.

2. Plug the machine to thepower supply.

3. Sewing speed can be variedby the speed controller.

1. Remove or install bulb frominside of face cover.

2. Open face cover in directionof arrow.

3. Remove bulb by unscrewing

it counter clockwise.

4. Install a new bulb by screwing it in clockwise.

5. Use a screw type bulb with120V/15W. (Max)

Sewing lamp

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—4—

REMOVING EXTENSION TABLE

FREE-ARM SEWING

1. Hold the left end of tableand pull out in directionof arrow.

1. Especially useful when sewingsleeves, pants leg, tubularfabrics etc more easily.

2. To sew tubular just slip thesleeve or pants leg on the freearm as shown above.

3. This sewing machine can beused as a flat bed machine,but easily converts to freearm machine by removing theextension table.

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WINDING THE BOBBIN

1. Release stop motion knob.2. Thread as shown.3. When bobbin is filled,

tighten stop motion knob.

Push bobbin winder spindlein direction of arrow.

When bobbin winding is completed return spindle tooriginal position.

When bobbin winding is incorrect, release the screw ofupper thread guide and adjust up or down until bobbinwinding is balanced.

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REMOVING BOBBIN CASE AND BOBBIN

1 Raise needle to its highestposition and open theshuttle race cover.

Hinged latch /

J2. Open hinged latch of

bobbin case and pull bobbin case out of machine.

3. Release the latch and bobbin will fall out easily.

INSERTING BOBBIN INTO BOBBIN CASE

3. Pull into slot and undertension spring and drawout about 10 cm ofthread.

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1. Pull off 5cm of threadfrom bobbin and insert itinto bobbin case as shown.

Tension spring

2. Guide the end of threadinto slot.

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INSERTING BOBBIN CASE INTO SHUTTLE RACE

1 Raise needle to its highest position, pullingthread to the front, open the latch of bobbincase and hold it.

2, Holding latch open, place bobbin case ontocentre pin in shuttle and release latch

(lnsert

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Twin needle threading

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CHANGING SEWING DIRECTIONS

1. Hold upper thread with lefthand, turn the hand wheelslowly towards you until theneedle goes down and comesup. Then stop the handwheel when the takeup leveris at its highest position.Lightly draw up the upperthread will be brought up in aloop.

2. Pull out both threads andplace them together underpresser foot to the rear ofmachine.

1. Lower needle down into fabric andraise presser foot, pivot the fabricaround the needle to change directionas desired.

DRAWING UP BOBBIN THREAD

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2. Put down presser foot and

start to sew.

—10—

CONTROL DIAL

1. Pattern selector dial2. Thread tension dial3. Zig-zag width dial4 Stitch length dial5. Reverse button

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ADJUSTING THREAD TENSION

Correct

,( Fabric Upper thread

Weak StrongBobbin thread

Upper thread tensionmay be adjusted byturning the threadtension dial.

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Lower thread tension can

be adjusted by turning

screw on bobbin case

slightly to the right

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REGULA11NG THE PRESSER FOOT PRESSURE

1. Push down inner pin (A) to increase pressure.(Light to medium fabrics).2. Push down outer ring to release pressure, (Heavyfabrics)3. Insufficient pressure may cause poor feeding,skipped stitches, or difficulty in guiding the fabric.4. No pressure adjustment is required when darning or sewing embroidery.

DROP FEED

There are a few times when you want to control the feeding of fabric by yourself.Raise needle bar to its highest position and raise presser foot, place daring plateover needle plate aligning two pins of darning plate with holes of needle plate.You may then determine the movement of the fabric by yourself. See page 20for button sewing application — 13 —

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CHANGING NEEDLE

1. Raise needle to its highest position.

2. Loosen neecile clamp screw and remove old needle.

3. With the flat side of the needle facing away from you,insert needle as far up as it will go.

4. Tighten the needle clamp screw securely.

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FABRIC THREAD• NEEDLE TABLEPlease note that the following list is a guide when sewing different fabrics.

F Lenqth of\ Pressure of stthes lndica\ Fabric Thread Needle presser foot ST. zz.\ Pressure Stitch lengthregulation dial\4

Light Nylon 80 Cotton

Tricot 60 S. Fiber 9

! Woolsilk 50S Fiber

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MediumGing ham

60-80Cotton 1 1-14

thin Jcrsey60 S. Fiber

abardine 50 SL1k11

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Tweed j5OSilk 11-14

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TO START SEWING

Important Hints.1. Raise the take-up lever to its highest position when starting and stopping

sewing.2. Hold both threads about 10 ems to the rear of machine for the first two to

three stitches.3. Sufficient fabric should be placed under needle before lowering presser foot.4. Depress foot/Speed control and start to sew.5. Test the machine stitches on a scrap of fabric you plan to use, adjusting the

machine for the length of stitch and tension suitable to your fabric.

Attenttion.

1. When turning the hand wheei manually, always turn it toward you.2. Guide the cloth gently with your hand.3. To prevent breaking needle always stop with the needle out of the fabric.

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TO FINISH SEAM

1 Sew to the edge of seam.2. Push the reverse button and sew in reverse

for about 3—4 cms.3. Raise need’e to its highest position.4. Lift presser foot and pufl out the fabric to

rear of machine.

5. Cut threads as shown on the thread cutter.

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STRAIGHT STITCH

1. This type of stitching is the one used most frequently.2. The zig-zag presser foot can be used for both straight and zig-zag sewing.3. For sewing light fabric, use smaller stitch size and left needle position.(Refer to page 15 for dal setting).

ZIGZAG SEWING

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Satin stitching can be used for sewing initials,patterns, applique, etc.

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OVERCASTING

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Use these stitches for oversewing roughedges.

STRAIGHT STRETCH STITCH

Use this stitch with knitted, tricot orother stretchy fabrics.

The stitch enables your seam to stretchwithout breaking the thread.

is also a very strong straight stitch forareas under stress.

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BLIND STITCH

1. Fold fabric as shown.

2. To frnjsh seam as shown.

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Adjust width and needle positionto obtain correct seam

Needle s not piercing Needle is pierces edgeedge of fold at all of fold too much

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Correct seam

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BUTTON SEWING

(Use darning plate see page 11)1. Lower drop feed.2. Use button presser foot and attach firmly.3. Place button between presser foot and fabric and lower presser foot.

4. Manually turn hand wheel towards you ensuring that the needle enters

into both holes of button without obstruction.(Increase or decrease width setting),5. Sew about 7 stitches.6. Pull both threads to the underside and tie together.

BINDING

To sew fabrics edge to edge selectthe multi zig’zag stitch.

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Select straight stitch.

1. Fold the fabric about 2cm andplace fabric under foot.

2. Zipper foot is designed to sew closeto a raised edge preventing sewingon zipper.

1. To sew the left side of the zipper,set the zipper foot on the left sideof the needle.2. To sew the right side of thezipper bring the foot to the rightside of the needle.

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ZIPPER SEWING

jsew as illustrated.

BUTTON HOLE SEWING

Select stitch length dial in area indicated.

as shown.

Settings

1. Set dial to ‘.1” position.

2. Sew left side.

3. Raise the needle

4. Set dial to “2” position.

5. Sew 56 stitches.

6. Raise the needle

7. Set dial to “3” position.

8. Sew right side.

9. Raise the needle

10. Set dial to “4” position.

1 1. Sew 5-6 stitches.

12. Raise the needle

Before sewing fit button-hole foot Cut buttonhole along centre with

cutter as shown.

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HEMMJNG

1. Raise the foot and the needle to its highest position. Replace the foot with the

hemmer foot.

2. Fold over the fabric edge by about 3mm and place it under the foot. Secure the

folded edge with a few stitches. Take out the workpiece and draw the hem

into the hemmer foot by pulling the threads.

3. Lower the foot and sew the hem.

4. Durning sewing, fold the fabric to the left a little and allow it to run into thehemmer foot.

5, Make sure that the fabric does not move under the right half of the foot. The

fabric must be fed into the scroll of the hemmer sufficiently so that the work-

piece edge runs freely through the groove under the foot.

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Only suitable mazeriajs can be used and some practice may be.necessary to acheive

best results.

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TWIN NEEDLE

Thread machine as for normal sewing passing both threads through the same

procedure:NB. Sewing width should not exceed the third widest stitch width, exceeding this

will result in breaking of needles.

EMBROIDERY

(Use darning plate see page 11)Lower feed dog and move hooped fabric slowly to form the desired effect.

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1. Insert supporter of quilter.

2. Move quilter and adjust stitch distance.

1. Use seam guide when sewing a long seam of regular

distance from edge of material.

2. Set guide in hole on bed, at right of needle plate,

and adjust distance.

3. Run machine with edge of material touching

guide. Position cloth guide at an angle to rw a

curved seam.

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SEAM GUIDE

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MAINTENANCE (CLEANING AND OILING)

Cleaning shuttle race(A) Latch knob(B) Shuttle race cover(C) Shuttle hook

1. Raise needle to its highest position.2. Take out bobbin case.3. Turn latch knob A as illustrated.4. Take off shuttle race cover.5. Take out shuttle hook.6. Clean and oil shuttle race and hook,

then replace in the reverse order.

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Oil points indicated on underside of bed base.

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